What ghostwriting looks like:
I write on behalf of my client. I ask them questions, they answer, and lo and behold, the chapter pours like anything.
What ghostwriting actually is:
- I ask them questions
- They answer.
- But the client is passionate about 10 things related to the topic, so sometimes they divulge.
- Which is fine, because I get a TON of filler content for the book.
- But every chapter like this requires me to write and sharpen things to make the content stick to the point. Only those with focus can do it.
- Add to the above, you have to make sure the transitions are correct, the words are landing where they should, and it should be simple. Again, the hardest part.
- Lastly, do the heavy lifting of taking the filler content to the right chapters.
Writing is hard. Writing in someone else’s voice is harder. Writing to stick to the point while making sure the extra content is meaningfully taken care of in the book is the hardest.
But that’s fine bro. The hard work that you enjoy is the work that creates miracles.